Tom Ricketts

The Ricketts family, owner of the Chicago Cubs, is back in court against a Wrigley Field rooftop business — only this time, the Rickettses are facing off against their business partners. Hickory Street Capital, an entity owned by the Ricketts family, last week sued the owners of 3621-25 Sheffield Ave., location of Down the Line Rooftop. The family invested in the business in 2010 — the extra cash allowed the rooftop deck to reopen at the time — but alleged in a Friday filing in Cook County that it now has the right to buy the property outright. In the complaint, Hickory Street alleges that in May it notified the property owners — the living trusts of James and...

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